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Why The Inklings Become Famous?
Although they started as an informal group of friends simply reading snippets of books and poems to each other, the Inklings have become famous. Despite being informal the members strove to create masterpieces, and two authors in particular, Lewis and Tolkien, achieved this. Known throughout the world for their works of fiction and theology, the Inklings are also known for their support of one another which helped shape their literary pieces. Forming the Inklings was a stroke of genius for without them the worlds of Narnia and Middle-earth may never have been created, along with many other fiction and theological works.

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